Publications

Survive & Thrive: Providing Adventure Therapy for Young Adult Cancer Survivors

July 24, 2015

Many of the support services for cancer patients these days are geared towards two segments of the patient population – children and seniors. For those who are living with cancer in their late teens, 20’s and 30’s, it’s slightly more challenging to find supportive care programs that meet their needs.

Dr. Samuel Pichardo, a TBRRI scientist and Adjunct Professor at Lakehead University, explains how high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) works to a group of SHAD students during their recent visit to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

SHAD Students Learn About Patient-Centred Research at TBRRI

July 21, 2015

Scientists and staff at the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI) are continuing to inspire the next generation. For the fifth consecutive summer, TBRRI (Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s research arm) has participated in the exclusive SHAD program, exposing gifted high school students to a potential career in patient-centred research.

TBRHSC Executive to Lead Nipigon District Memorial Hospital

July 21, 2015

Dr. Bill McCready, Interim President and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), congratulated Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott on her appointment as new President and Chief Executive Officer of Nipigon District Memorial Hospital effective July 1st.

Health Records: Essential to Providing Excellent Patient Care

July 21, 2015

If you have ever visited the hospital, you likely encountered a nurse, physician, or other health professional, as well as employees from housekeeping, food and nutrition, and possibly administration. But it is unlikely you met another critical member of your health care team. That is because the 55 employees in the Health Records department at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) work behind the scenes to ensure your care is meticulously charted.

Patients and TBRSHC staff ‘thumbs-up’ the freshly planted vegetable gardens to be cared for and consumed by Mental Health Program patients as part of their therapeutic programming.

Mental Health Patients Benefit from Caring for Vegetable Gardens

July 15, 2015

It is common knowledge that growing your own food in a vegetable garden provides healthy, fresh produce that can give your diet a delicious boost. However, less commonly known are the mental health benefits that also stem from gardening. This form of ‘horticultural therapy’ inspired the Mental Health Programs at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) to build vegetable gardens for their patients to plant, care for and cook with.

Ophthalmologist Dr. Chris Francis (left) demonstrating one of the current lasers in the Lions Vision Care Centre at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Without local laser eye surgery, patients would have to travel out of the region for these sight-saving procedures. The Health Sciences Foundation is raising money this summer for an upgraded unit to ensure cutting-edge care right here at home.

Plain to See: Local Laser Eye Surgery is Important

July 13, 2015

Is having YAG laser eye surgery here in Thunder Bay really that important? As Larry Brownlee will tell you, yes it is. The first time Larry needed laser eye surgery, he had no choice but to make the eight-hour drive to Winnipeg for the procedure – only to find out that he had to reschedule because of a conflict with his medications. It was a lot of travel and time off work, for him and his wife.

Image credit: Canadian Dermatology Association

Mole Patrol? I thought you said ‘Snow Patrol'

July 8, 2015

Since summer music festivals are now in full swing, many of us will be jamming outside in the sunshine. Although we know that sunscreen is important, let’s face it, sometimes we forget to reapply it. Prevention is the best way to avoid skin cancer, but early detection is also helpful if you know what to look for.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) participated in the Commuter Challenge for the third year in a row, this year winning two awards: Highest Overall Participation and Most CO2 Avoided for a workplace with more than 200 employees.

Hospital Wins Commuter Challenge Awards

July 8, 2015

Biking to work isn’t just a healthier option than driving alone; it’s also a feasible alternative and great for people who live in Thunder Bay. The 2015 Commuter Challenge, an annual event that challenges all Canadians to commute to work for one week using a means of transportation other than driving alone, was a great way to demonstrate this. It helped people to breakdown their perceived barriers to actively commute and realize that biking, walking and carpooling are realistic and even enjoyable options as well.

The Elixys robot and system will standardize radioisotope production, which will mean faster exchange of the “recipes” used to make probes – including probes created here in Thunder Bay.

Networked Robots the Future of PET Probe Research

July 7, 2015

Gemcitabine is a type of chemotherapy agent used to fight certain cancers. Oncologists know that it will work better in some patients than others, but what they can’t do is accurately predict which patients will benefit. That could change thanks to a new international clinical study that Dr. Chris Phenix and his team have joined.

Tom Coulthard is one of the 800 volunteers at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre making a difference for patients and families.

Celebrating Healthcare Volunteers

July 7, 2015

Meet Tom Coulthard, one of the many volunteers of TBRHSC who make a positive and impressive impact on patient and staff experience. Not only has Tom been an exemplary Courier volunteer for 9 years, offering 830 hours of service to date, he has also been a staff Porter for 8 of those years.

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